EU aims to curb plastic pollution with new rules targeting nightmare spills of tiny pellets
Plastic can end up in the environment by many channels. Improper waste management can cause single-use plastics like…
No major banks have yet committed to stop funding new oil, gas and coal, research finds | Fossil fuel divestment
No major bank has yet committed to stop funding new oil and gas fields or coal capacity, research…
Ancient elephant migration routes are being blocked off – can anything stop the rising death toll? | Wildlife
At nearly 3.5-metres tall and weighing as much as a bus, you could be forgiven for assuming that…
Only one prosecution made after 15,195 wood-burning complaints in a year in England | Air pollution
Only one prosecution for illegal wood burning has been made in the past year despite 15,195 complaints across…
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024 | Coal
Coal use hit a record high around the world last year despite efforts to switch to clean energy,…
How offsets are hampering decarbonisation and undermining carbon markets — Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
15.10.2025 – Ahead of COP30 in Brasil, an international team of leading climate policy experts including Potsdam Institute…
A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
TOPSHOT – Three birds fly past a wind farm near the city of Florida, about 100 km north…
IFI welcomes conviction against Uisce Éireann for sewage pollution of Cavan river – The Irish Times
Uisce Éireann has been fined €3,500 following a wastewater pumping station discharge into an important trout spawning and…
Companies could have profits from breaking environment laws stripped under Australian reforms | Australian politics
The Albanese government wants the power to strip companies of any financial gains made from breaking environment laws,…
Sea levels are rising faster than at any time in the last 4,000 years. Here’s why
Published on 20/10/2025 – 12:25 GMT+2 Sea levels are rising faster than at any point in the last…
GHG Protocol Releases Draft Update to Framework for Reporting Scope 2 Emissions
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting framework provider GHG Protocol announced the release of consultations on proposed changes to its…
NI Water should be prosecuted for pollution incidents, review finds
Louise CullenAgriculture and environment correspondent, BBC News NI BBC NI Water’s protection from public prosecution for pollution incidents…